also, i happened to be named after edgar allen poe. ren are named, there's always a wish behind a name, isn't there? my father loved the work of edgar allen poe. he liked a lot of writers -- a lot of bad writers. and poe is one of our greatest of bad writers. charlie: this is a silly question, but i'm fond of silly questions. would you rather create the perfect novelistic conceit that a story that has great meaning and transcends and connects with everybody's life and has power or write a good book that had perfectly constructed sentences? e.l.: why not take them both and put them together? charlie: is one more important? e.l.: i don't make decisions like that. the book always starts with a feeling, from a picture or a phrase of music, something you find mysteriously exciting. these guys were mysterious to me. they had to be understood and interpreted. so this book started with that line and other books started -- "blly bathgate" started with an image of men in black ties standing on a tugboat, the deck of a tugboat. it seemed odd. it t

and my father did love the work of edgar allen poe. actually he liked a lot of bad writers. but poe is our greatest bad writer. so that's my consulation. >> rose: poe is our greatest bad writer. >> yeah, he is he is amazingly good and bad at the same time. >> rose: this is a silly question but i'm fond of silly questions. would you rather create the perfect sort of novelistic con seat of story that has great meaning and transcends and connects with everybody's life and has power or write a good book that had perfectly constructed sentences? >> well, why-- either/or. >> have things like that. why not take tell both and put them together. >> is one more important than the other for you? >> well i don't make divisions of that in my mind. the books all start with some feeling some evocative -- you start from a phrase or from a picture or from a phrase of music. something that you find mysteriously exciting. and these guys were mysterious to me. they were-- they had to be understood. they had to be interpreted. but all the books do. so this book started with that line. other books

. >> my doctor said it looked like edgar allen poe. >> robin williams. >> one lady said it looked likeevil. i didn't want anything to do with her if she is seeing the devil. jonathan: cool pet. they don't eat a lot or move fast. kimberly: tickle. jonathan: coming up now at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- dealing with the drought. we take a look at unprecedented measure taken in the northwest to save salmon. kimberly: but first -- >> a local john. a national job and international job. kimberly: we take you behind the scenes with the woman at the helm of the kennedy center. jonathan: a carjacking breaks. the car went over the motorcyclists. motorcyclists is trapped under the car and people help to lift the car to save the motorcyclists underneath. we have the story and show you a full video when we c steve: i'm steve rudin. the weekend is here. temperatures at 7:00 in the middle 80's. waking up tomorrow morning in the upper 60's to around 70 degrees. highs tomorrow around 90 inside the capital beltway. lower 90 on sunday. it should stay dry for most of the weekend. the exception is late sunday ni

one person said it looked like edgar allen poe, one said robin williams. palmer recalls when he first saw the unique caterpillar. >> my first impulse was just to say okay, and then i went no, i cannot do that. then i said that looks weird i will take a picture of it. >> he sent photos to local bug experts, but so far nobody has been able to tell him what he found. >> he looks like most interesting man in the world. >> the most interesting man in the world. >> i think that is the most interesting man in the world. >> yes, stay interesting my friend. >> yes. >> lets get the a lot of liquid for this heat, a lot of water. >> exactly. we have another heat wave and it starts tomorrow. for some we started to day. we had a couple spots up to 90 with extra sun this afternoon. didn't get there here in philadelphia we are tracking showers and storms that have popped up here on storm scan three. you can see not a huge problem right now, we are seeing just a couple of scattered showers and thunderstorms but as we set this in motion and zoom in we do have the chance for

critter is causing a big discussion and people are weighing in on who this looks like some say edgar allen poeliams and one woman says the devil. photos have been sent to bug experts but so far in one has been able to identify it. who killed the caterpillar with their cain, by the way i'm glad the little thing lives. >>> have you ever spilled coffee on your carpet, wine or even blood? many stains are difficult to get out but there are home remedies that might help n this weeks angie's list report, jim donovan looks at some things you need to know to avoid carpet stains. >> reporter: different spills may require different cleaning method but regardless of the substance it is important to act fast. >> if you discover a stain on your carpet act quickly but don't be too had hasty. make sure you are using the right tool, use a dry clean cloth and blot don't rub in the stain otherwise it might lead to a lasting stain. >> reporter: blood can be one of the most tricky things to get out. >> if the blood started to clump you will want to take a spoon or a very dull type industry butter knife something o

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